“I couldn’t have Charlie on in the mornings, it’s like drinking straight turpentine,” he said in the station's announcement of the LeDuff show.

In late November 2016, LeDuff announced on social media that he was leaving Fox 2 Detroit. "My last day with Fox is Thursday. It has been an insane experience. Thanks to my bosses and colleagues for all they've taught me. Stay tuned," the reporter posted on his his Twitter account.

LeDuff's career in print and TV has been colorful, controversial and hearkens back to the flamboyant journalism figures of yore who were highly opinionated and sometimes part of the story.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning LeDuff's past employers include the New York Times and the Detroit News. He's been a contributor to Vice News. His work appears frequently on the Deadline Detroit website.

In 2013, he was dubbed Madman of the Year, in GQ's Men of the Year issue for the combination of the book and an on-air reporting style. The magazine described him as "a nightly news performance artist — and also a journalist and a sinner and a saint."

In a news release about his new show, LeDuff is quoted as saying, “If you suffer from insomnia, I recommend you watch the news. If you want the news, I recommend you tune into the ‘No BS News Hour."

Adell also said Monday that he's pondering developing a late-night talk format for LeDuff at WADL-TV.